Partially mutilated Herculaneum skeleton was “fugitive” of Vesuvius eruption
"Sensational" find may shed fresh light on the last moments of life in town near Pompeii. Enlarge / The partially mutilated remains of a Vesuvius victim, found at the site of what would have been the beach of Herculaneum. (credit: Dome.....»»
"Ring of fire" eclipse moves across the Americas, bringing with it cheers and shouts of joy
First came the darkening skies, then the crescent-shaped shadows on the ground, and finally an eruption of cheers by crowds that gathered Saturday along the narrow path of a rare "ring of fire" eclipse of the sun......»»
Global Internet Freedom Declines, Aided by AI
Global internet freedom declined for a thirteenth consecutive year in 2023, partially as a result of AI. Global internet freedom declined for a thirteenth consecutive year in 2023, partially as a result of AI being used to sow disin.....»»
Potential source of ancient methane eruption identified
Seabed eruptions tied to the start of a sudden warming event 55 million years ago. Enlarge / 3D seismic image showing the crater of the Modgunn Vent and others like it. The cratered surface labelled "BVU" is the seabed of 56 mill.....»»
Living in fear on Italy"s Campi Flegrei volcano
As a child, Alfredo Colato cooked eggs on this southern Italian volcano. Today, he is poised to flee Campi Flegrei, as experts warn earthquakes rocking his hometown could herald an eruption......»»
A string of volcanic tremors raises fears of mass evacuations in Italy
Hundreds of small tremors have shaken a densely populated volcanic area west of the Italian city of Naples in recent weeks, pushing the government to quickly redraft mass evacuation plans, even though experts don't see an imminent risk of eruption......»»
The burials that could challenge historians" ideas about Anglo-Saxon gender
There are a significant number of Anglo-Saxon burials where the estimated anatomical sex of the skeleton does not align with the gender implied by the items they were buried with. Some bodies identified as male have been buried with feminine clothing.....»»
New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralyzed
Heavy rains overnight in the northeastern United States left parts of New York City under water on Friday, partially paralyzing subways and airports in the country's financial capital......»»
Modeling shows fires from volcanic activity could greatly increase area affected by eruption
An international research team, including researchers from GNS Science, has released a study into the potential threat of fires caused by volcanic eruptions. The study investigated how far fires ignited by hot rock projectiles from a volcanic eruptio.....»»
Researchers construct phylogenetic skeleton tree of weevils
Weevils (superfamily Curculionoidea) represent a hyperdiverse and globally distributed group of phytophagous beetles, with approximately 62,000 described species in 5,800 genera......»»
NASA"s Chandra rewinds story of great eruption of the 1840s
Using snapshots taken over 20 years with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have learned important new details about an eruption from Eta Carinae witnessed on Earth in the mid-19th century......»»
The history of syphilis is being rewritten by a medieval skeleton
Columbus may not have brought syphilis back to the Old World after all. Enlarge In the last days of the 1400s, a terrible epidemic swept through Europe. Men and women spiked sudden fevers. Their joints ached, and they b.....»»
A Medieval French Skeleton Is Rewriting the History of Syphilis
Christopher Columbus was blamed for bringing syphilis to Europe. New DNA evidence suggests it was already there. Maybe both stories are true......»»
Remarkable imagery shows NASA probe as it’s hit by a solar storm
A NASA spacecraft has for the first time flown through a solar eruption, capturing some remarkable imagery along the way......»»
Remarkable imagery shows NASA probe hit by a solar storm
A NASA spacecraft has for the first time flown through a solar eruption, capturing some remarkable imagery along the way......»»
Unity caves, is reconsidering new fee structure after developer revolt
Unity has seemingly caved just days after introducing a new pricing structure, apologizing as it attempts to partially backtrack on the controversial policy affecting developers.UnityThe company behind the cross-platform game development engine previ.....»»
Glaciers could provide powerful new volcano monitoring tool
Glaciers could become a powerful tool for monitoring some volcanoes, according to new research that shows for the first time how the altitude of glaciers located on volcanoes could signal future unrest including the threat of an eruption......»»
Tonga volcano unleashed fastest ever undersea flows: study
An unprecedentedly violent volcanic eruption that triggered a tsunami off the Pacific island nation of Tonga in 2022 unleashed the fastest underwater currents ever recorded, according to a study published on Thursday......»»
Flawless IPTV Fugitive Detained in Thailand Following UK Police Request
In May five men behind pirate IPTV service Flawless TV were sentenced to more than 30 years in prison following a Premier League prosecution. Fugitive Zak Smith was detained in Thailand last month and now faces sentencing back in the UK. Photographs.....»»
Barnacles could hold key to finding wreckage of Malaysia Airlines MH370
Scientists partially reconstruct debris drift path based on ocean temp data stored in shells. Enlarge / Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared in 2014 somewhere over the Indian Ocean. Scientists have reconstructed a possible de.....»»
Analyses of Pompeii victims with X-ray fluorescence suggests they died of asphyxiation
A multi-institutional team of archaeologists, chemists and environmental scientists using portable X-ray fluorescence on victims of the Pompeii eruption in 79 AD finds that they likely died of asphyxiation. The group has published their results in PL.....»»